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Discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how treatments are saving lives.
Addiction Prologue
Canada’s Bold Steps to Reduce Opioid Overdoses
Vancouver, Canada’s supervised injection sites offer people a safer place to use.
Canada’s Bold Steps to Reduce Opioid Overdoses
A Coal Miner's Story of Addiction and Recovery
After a mining accident, a West Virginia resident began struggling with addiction.
A Coal Miner's Story of Addiction and Recovery
Former Opioid User Discusses Withdrawal and Recovery
Ben Francis became addicted to opioid painkillers in high school after a soccer injury.
Former Opioid User Discusses Withdrawal and Recovery
Helping Children Born Dependent on Opioids
A therapy program enables children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome to build skills.
Helping Children Born Dependent on Opioids
How a Teenager's Opioid Prescription Led to Dependence
Severe muscle cramps landed this teen in the hospital, where she was prescribed opioids.
How a Teenager's Opioid Prescription Led to Dependence
The Science of Opioid Addiction and Treatment
How opioids mimic the body's natural pain relievers and sometimes induce euphoria.
The Science of Opioid Addiction and Treatment
Why Addiction Stigma Stops Patients from Seeking Treatment
Over 20 million Americans struggle with addiction—and social stigma is partially to blame.